We offer an adaptation of the Orton Gillingham method which is based on over sixty years of research. The Orton Gillingham method is:

Individualized - the instruction is planned to meet the needs of each individual learner;

Multidisciplinary - using the combined knowledge and skill of experts in the fields of education, medicine, psychology, social work and language theory;

Multisensory - using all of the learning pathways: seeing, hearing, feeling and awareness of motion;

Alphabetic-Phonic - employing and stressing the sound/symbol relationships which are the basis of our spoken and written language;

Synthetic-Analytic - a process in which sounds can be blended and segmented leading to improvement in reading, spelling and writing;

Systematic & Sequential - material is organized and taught in a way that is logical and suited to the nature of our language so that learners move smoothly, step by step, from the simple to the complex;

Cumulative - building language from the ground up, each step builds on those already learned;

Competence - students learn language patterns which determine word order and sentence structure. This leads to fluency and full literacy;

A Cognitive Approach - students are guided to understand the reasons for what they are learning rather than relying only on memory;

Emotionally Sound - instruction promotes successful experiences for students, which in turn promotes self-confidence and motivation.

*International Dyslexia Association